Gustav Berggren

Gustav Berggren
Berggren with the New York Red Bulls in 2026
Personal information
Full name Karl Gustav Vilhelm Berggren
Date of birth (1997-09-07) 7 September 1997
Place of birth Göteborg, Sweden
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Lech Poznań
Number 5
Youth career
IF Väster
GAIS
2014–2015 BK Häcken
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2022 BK Häcken 126 (8)
2017 → Varbergs BoIS (loan) 15 (0)
2022–2025 Raków Częstochowa 83 (5)
2025–2026 New York Red Bulls 18 (0)
2026– Lech Poznań 0 (0)
International career
2014 Sweden U17 4 (0)
2014–2016 Sweden U19 8 (0)
2020 Sweden 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:16, 5 August 2026 (UTC)

Karl Gustav Vilhelm Berggren (born 7 September 1997) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Ekstraklasa club Lech Poznań.[1]

Club career

BK Häcken

Born in Stockholm, Berggren started his career in the youth system of IF Väster. He then went on to play in the youth ranks of GAIS and BK Häcken. In January 2015, with Häcken, he signed a contract that officially brought him to the first team. He played his first professional match on 25 February 2015 in a 2–0 Svenska Cupen win over Östers IF. He made his debut in Allsvenskan, on 15 May 2016, in a 4–1 victory over Falkenbergs FF.[2]

After making eight appearances in the 2016 season and 7 appearances in the first part of the 2017 Allsvenskan season, Berggren was loaned out to Varbergs BoIS, a team playing in the Superettan, with which he concluded the year making 15 appearances as a regular starter.[3] He returned to Häcken at the end of the loan spell. On 7 July 2019, Berggren scored his first goal as a professional in a 2–1 league loss to IFK Norrköping.[4]

He remained at Häcken until July 2022, the month in which he was sold to Polish side Raków Częstochowa. After his departure, Häcken conquered its first league title, a season in which Berggren collected 2 goals and 3 assists in 14 games before his departure.[5]

Raków Częstochowa

On 29 July 2022, Berggren signed a three-year contract with Polish side Raków Częstochowa.[6] He quickly established himself as a regular holding midfielder for the Polish side. On 7 May 2023, Berggren helped Raków win the Ekstraklasa championship for the first time in their history.[7] He also helped the club to the last qualifying round of the Champions League where they faced Copenhagen from Denmark.[8]

Berggren scored his first goal for Raków on 27 May 2023 in a 1–1 league draw against Zagłębie Lubin. Entering the game, he scored the equalizing goal on a service from Vladyslav Kocherhin. On 22 September 2024, he scored two goals in a 5–1 victory over Zagłębie Lubin.[9]

New York Red Bulls

On 24 June 2025, it was reported that Berggren was on the verge of moving to Major League Soccer side New York Red Bulls.[10] On 23 July 2025, it was announced Berggren had signed with the American side on a three-and-a-half-year contract.[11]

Lech Poznań

On 12 August 2026, Berggren returned to Poland to sign a three-year contract with Lech Poznań, where he was reunited with former BK Häcken teammates Leo Bengtsson and Patrik Wålemark.[12]

International career

Berggren made his debut for the Sweden national team on 9 January 2020 in a friendly game against Moldova.[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 27 August 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
BK Häcken 2015 Allsvenskan 002000—20
2016 Allsvenskan 8010——90
2017 Allsvenskan 7040——110
2018 Allsvenskan 170204[b]000230
2019 Allsvenskan 252502[b]000322
2020 Allsvenskan 283300000313
2021 Allsvenskan 271602[c]000351
2022 Allsvenskan 142350000177
Total 1268265800016013
Varbergs BoIS (loan) 2018 Superettan 15000——150
Raków Częstochowa 2022–23 Ekstraklasa 251301[c]000291
2023–24 Ekstraklasa 2623013[d]01[e]0432
2024–25 Ekstraklasa 32210——332
Total 83570140101055
New York Red Bulls 2025 Major League Soccer 6000—0060
2026 Major League Soccer 12010——130
Total 18010—00190
Lech Poznań 2026–27 Ekstraklasa 00002[b]0—20
Career total 242133452401030118
  1. ↑ Includes Svenska Cupen, Polish Cup, U.S. Open Cup
  2. 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. 1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
  4. ↑ Seven appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ↑ Appearance in Polish Super Cup

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[14]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Sweden
202010
Total10

Honours

BK Häcken[15]

Rakow Częstochowa

References

  1. ↑ Gustav Berggren at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  2. ↑ Tivemo, Joel (17 May 2015). "Talangen om sina första minuter: "Väntat på det länge"". Gp.se. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "BK Häcken lånar ut talangen till superettan" (in Swedish). expressen.se. 10 July 2017.
  4. ↑ "IFK Norrköping - BK Häcken". espn.com. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  5. ↑ Lann, Rikard (30 October 2022). "Häcken svenska mästare" (in Swedish). SVT Sport. Archived from the original on 30 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  6. ↑ "Gustav Berggren nowym zawodnikiem Rakowa!" (in Polish). Raków Częstochowa. 29 July 2022.
  7. ↑ "Raków mistrzem Polski! Zdobył tytuł dwie godziny po meczu". sport.pl (in Polish). 7 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  8. ↑ "Raków Częstochowa lose 0-1 to FC Copenhagen in Champions League qualifier". polskieradio.pl. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  9. ↑ "Raków zrobił z Zagłębia miedziowy dżem". weszlo.com (in Polish). 22 September 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  10. ↑ "REVEALED: Berggren close to being bought out by New York Red Bulls". aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). 24 June 2025. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  11. ↑ "New York Red Bulls Acquire Swedish Midfielder Gustav Berggren from Raków Czestochowa". newyorkredbulls.com. 23 July 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  12. ↑ Mierzyński, Szymon (12 August 2026). "Lech dopiął wielki transfer. Gwiazda wraca do Polski". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 13 August 2026.
  13. ↑ "Gustav Berggren — svenskfotboll.se". www2.svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  14. ↑ "Gustav Berggren". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  15. 1 2 "Gustav Berggren". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 30 April 2024.
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